The Pirates broke away with three runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Expos, 6-1, for their 15th victory in the last 17 games. Richie Zisk singled and scored on a triple by Dave Parker to break a 1-1 tie. Richie Hebner followed with a single to drive in Parker. The Pirates iced the decision with two more runs in the seventh on doubles by Zisk and Rennie Stennett around a single by Hebner. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 12, 1976 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 10  1
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  3    2  0  x  -   6  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser rf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .237      Taveras ss            4   0   1   1     1   0   .260
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Moreno cf             3   1   0   0     2   2   .286
  Cromartie ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Zisk lf               3   1   3   1     1   0   .293
  Mackanin 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scanlon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Robinson lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Valentine cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Parker rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .305
Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .220      Hebner 3b             3   1   2   2     1   0   .245
Jorgensen lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .263      Kirkpatrick 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Parrish 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .238      Stennett 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .266
Foote c               3   0   1   1     1   1   .214      Dyer c                2   0   0   0     2   0   .243
Frias 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oliver ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .331
  Scott 2b,ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Stanhouse p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .229
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .327

Totals               35   1  10   1     3   5             Totals               31   6   9   6     8   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 12,765
Left on Base: Expos 10, Pirates 9
DP: Expos 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Foli, Hebner
Doubles: Parrish (25), Jorgensen (12), Zisk (32), Stennett (27)
Triples: Parker (9)
Stolen Bases: Unser (7), Moreno 2 (12), Stennett (18)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (8)
GIDP: Scanlon (1), Kirkpatrick (2)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse L(8-10)       5     4   3   3   4   1   0  23   3.70
Kerrigan                1.1   4   3   3   2   0   0   9   3.79
Murray                  1.2   1   0   0   2   3   0   7   3.11
Totals                  8     9   6   6   8   4   0  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(13-8)           6     7   1   1   3   4   0  27   2.99
Tekulve SV(9)           3     3   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.49
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   5   0  38

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Art Williams


EXPOS 1ST: Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); Foli lined to
left; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras reached on an error by Foli [Taveras to
first]; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Zisk singled to
right [Moreno scored]; Parker forced Zisk (second to shortstop);
Hebner walked [Parker to second]; Kirkpatrick flied to right in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen
struck out; Parrish singled to right; Foote struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett made an out to second; Dyer grounded out
(first unassisted); Kison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Frias flied out to right; Stanhouse struck out; Unser
singled to center; Foli lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno
walked; Moreno stole second; Zisk walked; Parker flied out to
left; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Valentine singled to center; Williams walked
[Valentine to second]; Valentine was picked off second (catcher
to shortstop); Jorgensen flied out to center; Parrish doubled to
left [Williams to third]; Foote was walked intentionally; FREED
BATTED FOR FRIAS; Freed grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: SCOTT REPLACED FREED (PLAYING 2B); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (second to first); Stennett grounded out (first to
pitcher); Dyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Stanhouse grounded out (third to first); Unser
walked; Unser stole second; Foli struck out; Valentine grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Kison flied out to center; Taveras grounded out
(third to first); Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Pirates 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen
doubled to right; Parrish reached on an error by Hebner
[Jorgensen stayed at second, Parrish to first]; Foote singled to
left [Jorgensen scored, Parrish to second]; Scott singled to
left [Parrish out at home (left to third to catcher to
shortstop), Foote to second]; Stanhouse flied out to center; 1
R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Zisk singled to center; Parker tripled to center
[Zisk scored]; Hebner singled to left [Parker scored]; KERRIGAN
REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Hebner out at
second]; Stennett singled to left; Stennett stole second; Dyer
was walked intentionally; OLIVER BATTED FOR KISON; Oliver walked
[Stennett to third, Dyer to second]; Taveras singled to center
[Stennett scored, Dyer to third, Oliver to second]; Moreno lined
to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 4.

EXPOS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Unser grounded
out (shortstop to first); CROMARTIE BATTED FOR FOLI; Cromartie
flied out to left; Valentine made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: MACKANIN REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING 2B); SCOTT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Zisk doubled to right; DILONE
RAN FOR ZISK; Parker grounded out (first unassisted) [Dilone to
third]; Hebner singled to center [Dilone scored]; MURRAY
REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick flied out to left;
Stennett doubled to right [Hebner scored]; Dyer was walked
intentionally; Tekulve was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 8TH: ROBINSON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); Williams
grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen singled to right;
Parrish was called out on strikes; Foote grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras walked; Taveras was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Moreno was called out on strikes; Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 6.

EXPOS 9TH: Scott flied out to left; MORALES BATTED FOR MURRAY;
Morales singled to third; Unser singled to first [Morales to
second]; SCANLON BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Scanlon grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Unser out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Pirates 6.